The next episode- this time we’re focusing on COMPOSITION. A 25 page booklet of art activities for artists of all abilities. Designed to challenge and inspire… while developing skill, knowledge and creativity. Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to learn something new. Refining skills, or just for fun- Drawing is for everyone! Creativity, technique, knowledge aplenty For humans aged 4 to 120 Parents, teachers, sisters, brothers- Let me know if this is useful and I will make others.

One of my favourite lessons to teach. Now your students can enjoy it too! Featuring differentiated resources and a skill-building handout ready to print. Everything you need for a dynamite lesson all included in this ppt. Just add fineliners… and students. -Empower your students by teaching them how to skilfully use the ink wash technique against success criteria -Learn about the dark art of Goya and Redon and link to Beginning/and/or End -3 ready-to-print skill worksheets offering different levels of challenge -Includes a variety of Goya and Redon images for students to work from -Differentiated with key art vocabulary in 8 different languages -Reflection plenary questions to deepen learning and self-evaluate

Get your students drawing animals realistically and imaginatively as well as researching relevant artists, earning marks for Assessment Objective 1, 2 & 3. A powerpoint featuring... -introduction to a range of different traditional and contemporary animal artists for students to choose from -Instructions and success criteria for an observational animal drawing task -Instructions and success criteria for an imaginative animal drawing task

-Use this resource to get your students exploring the theme of BEGINNING/END and creating extraordinary collages while earning marks for Assessment Objective 1. -Instructions for how to use collage as an artistic process -Explanation of what COLLAGE is and tricks on how to use it effectively. -Examples of artists who use collage as a medium -Examples of GCSE student collages

Use this resource to get your students using a wide variety of marks to add energy and style to their art. In this lesson students will... -experiment with a wide range of expressive lines -create art in the style of artist Nina Chakrabarti -evaluate their own & each other's work against the assessment criteria (provided) All you need for a fun & meaningful lesson is this powerpoint, some black pens, printed out images of faces and students. Enjoy!

Use this resource to kick-off The Edexcel A2 exam preparation period from February 1st onwards. Enough resources here to keep your students interested and productive for several lessons… Featuring: -Instructions & Examples for 3 tasks to ensure your students are engaging with the theme and to support them in completing work to a high standard: -Mindmap Challenge task -Mood Board Collage -A range of suitable ENVIRONMENT artists -Artist Research page -Artist Creative Response task -Collaborative Photo project

4 worksheets to use to introduce Mehndi designs. Great to use as a cover lesson.

Use this resource and a set of tools and scratchboards to create beautiful drawings with your students. I asked each student to bring in a photo of themselves to work from. -Includes: -Artist Inspiration -Examples of work with marks -Differentiated Success Criteria -Safety Tips -Link to instructional video Enjoy!

Use the Assessment sheet & powerpoint to help your students push themselves further in their art lessons.

-Instructions for a practical activity -Introduction to a range of Artists who work on founds surfaces… Ekaterina Panikava, Vhils, Florian Nicole, Carola Kastmans, Guy Denning, Ed Fairburn, Mark Powell, Robert Rauschenburg -Ready to upload or print as is- no edits needed. -Have a look at the examples of Artwork on this presentation showing the way a variety of different artists have used found surfaces to create portraits.

Ready to print out or upload to use as an engaging, challenging Homework or Pre Learning activity. Includes: -Key ART vocabulary words -Choice of observational drawing tasks -Success Criteria

Introduce the fascinating Art movement Abstract Expressionism to your students using this resource. Includes links to gallery websites.

A whole month of year 7 Art lessons to start your year off on track. Lesson 1: Baseline Drawing Lesson 2: Creativity Challenge Lesson 3: Composition & Collage Includes: Clear Learning Objectives Exemplars Do Now Tasks Success criteria Homework Tasks Printable collage images Marksheet

Use this ppt to clearly explain the rules and promote positive behaviour for learning in your Art classroom. Includes: -Rules -Reasons why we should follow the rules -What happens when we do/don't -An introduction to Art & definition -Video links to clips that highlight the importance of studying Art.

Feedback cards offering specific targets for improvement for 3 different levels of challenge.

I used this to begin a unit on Van Gogh’s Starry night to teach brush control to my year 7’s.

I assigned this to my new GCSE groups so that students could continue improving their drawing and knowledge while at home. A challenging mini unit of work based on Iain Macarthur’s animal illustrations (line, pattern, detail etc) that offers choice and includes opportunities to develop a range of technical skills and demonstrate creativity. Organised into the following tasks: -Knowledge -Interpretation -Practice -Inspiration -Final piece My students enjoyed it and the outcomes were decent. I hope your students enjoy it too!

Editable poster to advertise a BHM portrait contest. Choose an inspirational Person to Draw. 2. Use your art skills to create a unique portrait of this person. 3. Hand it in to the Head of Art before OCTOBER 22nd, 2020 for a chance to win one of many great prizes!

A simple lesson to get students drawing- hearts, lungs and mixed body parts.

Staying home and don’t know what to do? Now’s a great time to do something for you! Quiet, focused, relaxing fun- Colouring is for everyone! I’m always drawing in black & white, I’d like you to help me make things right. Go get your markers, pick a place to start And help me add colour to my Art….